Introduction to Manchu musical instruments Manchu "waist bell" is what kind of

Waist bell Manchu Xisha (Xisha), also known as the shaman bell. Manchu, Mongolia, Daur, Oroqen, Ewenki, Han and other ethnic groups hit each other body sounding musical instruments. The Manchu language called Xisha. Popular in Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Inner Mongolia and other provinces and regions. Bell body made of copper, spherical, 4 centimeters to 5 centimeters in diameter. The lower end of the bell has a zigzag sound hole, hole length 3 cm, width 0.5 cm, the bell is loaded with a few grains of sandstone or iron beads, the upper end of the bell is equipped with a ring, with silk strings or thin leather string three to five small bells, tied to a round wooden stick about 100 cm long at the top.